RichardLe Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty was born on 18 May 1767.1 He was the son of William Power KeatingTrench, 1st Earl of Clancarty and AnneGardiner.3 He married Henrietta MargaretStaples, daughter of Rt. Hon.JohnStaples and HarrietConolly, on 6 February 1796.1 He died on 24 November 1837 at age 70 at Kinnegad, County Westmeath, IrelandG.3 His will was proven (by probate) in April 1838.3 He was given the name of Richard Trench at birth.1 He was educated in 1788 at St. John's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.4 He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1793.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newtown Limavady [Ireland] between 1796 and 1797.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Galway [Ireland] between 1797 and 1800.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Galway between 1801 and 1805.1 He was styled as Viscount Dunlo between 1803 and 1805.3 He held the office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs between 1804 and 1806.1 He held the office of Governor of County Galway in 1805.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Kilconnel of Garbally, co. Galway [I., 1797] on 27 April 1805.5 He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Dunlo of Dunlo and Ballinasloe, in the Counties of Galway and Roscommon [I., 1801] on 27 April 1805.5 He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Clancarty, co. Cork [I., 1803] on 27 April 1805.5 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Rye between April 1807 and July 1807.1 He held the office of Joint Postmaster-General [Ireland] between April 1807 and November 1807.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 13 May 1807.3 He held the office of Postmaster-General [Ireland] between November 1807 and 1809.1 He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1808 and 1837.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 7 July 1809.3 He held the office of Master of the Mint between 1812 and 1814.1 He held the office of President of the Board of Trade between 1812 and 1818.1 He held the office of Ambassador to The Netherlands between 1813 and 1815.1 He was at the Congress of Vienna in 1814.1 He held the office of Joint Postmaster-General between 1814 and 1816.1 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in April 1815.3 He was created 1st Baron Trench of Garbally, co. Galway [U.K.] on 4 August 1815.1 He held the office of Ambassador to The Netherlands between 1816 and 1823.1 He was created 1st Marquess of Heusden [The Netherlands] on 18 July 1818.1 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1821.3 He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Connaught in 1822.3 He was created 1st Viscount Clancarty, of co. Cork [U.K.] on 8 December 1823.1